// Dr. Farrukh A. Chishtie Microplastics are fast becoming a dangerous public health threat. This comprehensive cover story provides essential information and action items to safeguard your health. Plastic is woven into daily life in Pakistan. It wraps our groceries, carries our drinking water, lines takeaway meals, covers schoolbooks, and shows up in the thin bags that drift along streets and waterways. We notice plastic when it blocks a drain, burns in a rubbish pile, or ga

// Dr. Mahjabeen Farooqui Across Pakistan and South Asia, the desire for rapid weight loss has led to a growing reliance on over-the-counter weight loss supplements, herbal mixtures, imported slimming pills, and social-media-promoted “fat burners.” What are the hidden dangers and how can we find safe ways to reduce fat? Fat loss products are often marketed as natural, safe, and effortless alternatives to exercise and dietary change. However, from a public health perspective,

// Dr. Farrukh A. Chishtie Loneliness and homelessness ere largely increasing across the globe, with Pakistan being no exception. We have to address this issue of equity and public health in a meaningful manner.  Late at night in Lahore’s empty railway siding, a former factory worker named Amir sits wrapped in a thin shawl, watching distant headlights slide past the city’s glow. Until six months ago, he enjoyed steady work on the assembly line, a modest rented room, and festi

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// Sultan Kiani Waste generation is a major global issue threatening the environment and public health. While we can reduce the overall volume of waste by following the principles of Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle, it is impossible to eliminate waste generation entirely. That is why the safe disposal of waste becomes crucial to minimize its harmful impacts. Although large industries and commercial enterprises generate the greatest volume of waste, individual households and small